This is a list of Fort Hays State Tigers football season records. The Fort Hays State Tigers football team is the football team of Fort Hays State University, located in the American city of Hays, Kansas. The team competes as a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at the NCAA Division II level.[1]
Since the program's beginning in 1902, they have been known as the West Normals, the Normal Tigers, and the Tigers. Since 1936, Fort Hays State's football team has played in Lewis Field Stadium, named after William Alexander Lewis, president of Fort Hays State University from 1913 to 1933.[2]
Fort Hays has won 12 conference championships: two in the Kansas Conference, five in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference, two in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and two in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.[3]
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown coach (None) (1902–1907) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Unknown | 1–0–3 | |||||||
| 1903 | Unknown | 2–1–0 | |||||||
| 1904 | Unknown | 3–3–0 | |||||||
| 1905 | Unknown | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| 1906 | Unknown | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | Unknown | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| Claude Bice (none) (1908–1909) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Claude Bice | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Claude Bice | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| No team (none) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| Ira Van Cleave (none) (1912–1914) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Ira Van Cleave | 1–1–0 | |||||||
| 1913 | Ira Van Cleave | 4–2–0 | |||||||
| 1914 | Ira Van Cleave | 5–2–0 | |||||||
| W. G. Speer (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1915–1918) | |||||||||
| 1915 | W. G. Speer | 4–3–0 | 3–3–0 | ||||||
| 1916 | W. G. Speer | 5–2–0 | 4–1–0 | ||||||
| 1917 | W. G. Speer | 7–0–0 | 6–0–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1918 | W. G. Speer | 2–1–0 | |||||||
| A.J. Robertson (Kansas Conference) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | A.J. Robertson | 3–6–0 | 3–4 | ||||||
| George Woodward (Kansas Conference) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
| 1920 | George Woodward | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | ||||||
| 1921 | George Woodward | 6–1–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | George Woodward | 2–4–1 | 2–4–1 | ||||||
| Bill Weidlein (Kansas Conference) (1923–1928) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Bill Weidlein | 4–3–2 | 3–3–2 | ||||||
| 1924 | Bill Weidlein | 4–4–0 | 3–4–0 | ||||||
| 1925 | Bill Weidlein | 2–4–1 | 1–4–1 | ||||||
| 1926 | Bill Weidlein | 3–5–0 | 2–5–0 | ||||||
| 1927 | Bill Weidlein | 2–5–1 | 2–4–1 | ||||||
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |||||||||
| 1928 | Bill Weidlein | 3–3–2 | 3–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Andrew Schoeppel (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Andrew Schoeppel | 2–5–0 | 2–5–0 | T–5th | |||||
| Jack Riley (Central Intercollegiate) (1922–1928) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Jack Riley | 2–5–2 | 1–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1931 | Jack Riley | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1932 | Jack Riley | 4–5–0 | 2–4–0 | T–4th | |||||
| 1933 | Jack Riley | 6–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Jack Riley | 6–2–1 | 4–1–0 | 1st | |||||
| Jim Yeager (Central Intercollegiate) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Jim Yeager | 8–2–1 | 3–1–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Paul Waldorf (Central Intercollegiate) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Paul Waldorf | 6–3–0 | 4–0–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Paul Waldorf | 6–2–1 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Paul Waldorf | 7–2–0 | 3–1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Paul Waldorf | 2–5–2 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Paul Waldorf | 3–3–3 | 1–3–0 | T–4th | |||||
| 1941 | Paul Waldorf | 1–6–2 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| Bill Bearley (Central Intercollegiate) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Bill Bearley | 1–8–0 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| No team (WWII) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
| Ralph Huffman (Central Intercollegiate) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Ralph Huffman | 2–4–2 | 1–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1947 | Ralph Huffman | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1948 | Ralph Huffman | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Ralph Huffman | 5–4–0 | 3–2–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Ralph Huffman | 3–4–2 | 0–3–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Ralph Huffman | 5–4–0 | 2–3–0 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Ralph Huffman | 1–6–2 | 0–3–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1953 | Ralph Huffman | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Ralph Huffman | 7–2–0 | 4–1–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Ralph Huffman | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Wayne McConnell (Central Intercollegiate) (1956–1968) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Wayne McConnell | 1–8–0 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | Wayne McConnell | 4–4–0 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Wayne McConnell | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Wayne McConnell | 3–6–0 | 1–4–0 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | Wayne McConnell | 2–7–0 | 1–4–0 | T–5th | |||||
| 1961 | Wayne McConnell | 0–9–0 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Wayne McConnell | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Wayne McConnell | 2–6–1 | 1–3–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | Wayne McConnell | 5–4–0 | 2–2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Wayne McConnell | 6–3–0 | 3–1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Wayne McConnell | 7–2–0 | 3–1–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Wayne McConnell | 3–5–0 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Wayne McConnell | 2–7–0 | 0–4–0 | 5th | |||||
| Tom Stromgren (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1971) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Tom Stromgren | 0–9–0 | 0–6–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1970 | Tom Stromgren | 5–5–0 | 2–3–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1971 | Tom Stromgren | 2–7–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Bill Giles (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1978) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Bill Giles | 1–8–1 | 1–5–0 | T–6th | |||||
| 1973 | Bill Giles | 5–4–0 | 2–3–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Bill Giles | 1–9–0 | 1–4–0 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Bill Giles | 3–7–0 | 2–3–0 | T–4th | |||||
| Central States Intercollegiate Conference | |||||||||
| 1976 | Bill Giles | 5–4–0 | 5–1–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1977 | Bill Giles | 3–7–1 | 1–5–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1978 | Bill Giles | 6–5–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Bobby Thompson (Central States Intercollegiate) (1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Bobby Thompson | 5–6–0 | 3–4–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Bobby Thompson | 4–4–2 | 3–2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Jim Gilstrap (Central States Intercollegiate) (1981–1983) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Jim Gilstrap | 6–5–0 | 3–4–0 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Jim Gilstrap | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | Jim Gilstrap | 8–3–0 | 4–3–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| Bobby Thompson (Central States Intercollegiate) (1984) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Bobby Thompson | 0–10–0 | 0–7–0 | 8th | |||||
| John Vincent (Central States Intercollegiate) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985 | John Vincent | 7–2–1 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | John Vincent | 4–6–0 | 2–5–0 | T–5th | |||||
| 1987 | John Vincent | 5–5–0 | 4–3–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | John Vincent | 3–6–1 | 3–4–0 | 4th | |||||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | |||||||||
| 1989 | John Vincent | 3–7–0 | |||||||
| Bob Cortese (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1990–1997) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Bob Cortese | 8–4–0 | |||||||
| 1991 | Bob Cortese | 8–3–0 | 4–2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Bob Cortese | 6–5–0 | 6–1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Bob Cortese | 8–4–0 | 6–1–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1994 | Bob Cortese | 5–5–1 | 5–5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1995 | Bob Cortese | 8–2–2 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1996 | Bob Cortese | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Bob Cortese | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| Jeff Leiker (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Jeff Leiker | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Jeff Leiker | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2000 | Jeff Leiker | 5–5 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
| Tim O'Connor (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Tim O'Connor | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | Tim O'Connor | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | Tim O'Connor | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Tim O'Connor | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| Kevin Verdugo (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Kevin Verdugo | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | |||||||||
| 2006 | Kevin Verdugo | 1–10 | 1–8 | T–9th | |||||
| 2007 | Kevin Verdugo | 4–7 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2008 | Kevin Verdugo | 2–9 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2009 | Kevin Verdugo | 6–5 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Kevin Verdugo | 3–8 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| Chris Brown (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Chris Brown | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–6 | |||||
| 2012 | Chris Brown | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2013 | Chris Brown | 6–5 | 4–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Chris Brown | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Chris Brown | 8–4 | 8–3 | T–3rd | L Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2016 | Chris Brown | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | Heart of Texas Bowl | ||||
| 2017 | Chris Brown | 11–1 | 11–0 | 1st | L NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | Chris Brown | 9–3 | 9–2 | 1st | L NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2019 | Chris Brown | 8–3 | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Total: | 472–503–55 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Source: [4]
References
edit- ^ The MIAA
- ^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - Lewis Field Stadium". July 6, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Fort Hays State Tiger Football 2012 Media Guide" (PDF). September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Fort Hays State Tiger Football Media Guide" (PDF). September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.